Insecure Inherited Permissions in Autodesk Licensing Installer - CVE-2021-27032
Published: June 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54340
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27032
CWE-ID: CWE-277
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Autodesk
Affected software:
Autodesk Licensing Installer
Autodesk Licensing Installer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure permissions set for services that are running under elevated privileges. A local user can modify the service configuration and take ownership of the service.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-27032
Install updates from vendor's website.